Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gevorg Garniki Ghazaryan | ||
Date of birth | 5 April 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Yerevan, Armenia | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Attacking midfielder / forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Marítimo | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2011 | Pyunik Yerevan | 117 | (43) |
2007 | → Banants Yerevan (loan) | 11 | (6) |
2011–2014 | Metalurh Donetsk | 59 | (6) |
2013 | → Shakhter Karagandy (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Olympiacos | 3 | (0) |
2015 | Kerkyra | 8 | (1) |
2015— | Marítimo | 32 | (5) |
National team‡ | |||
2005–2006 | Armenia U-19 | 6 | (1) |
2006–2010 | Armenia U-21 | 18 | (5) |
2007– | Armenia | 52 | (10) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 April 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2016 |
Gevorg Ghazaryan (Armenian: Գևորգ Ղազարյան; born 5 April 1988) is an Armenian football player who mainly plays as an attacking midfielder and can also play up front. He plays for the Armenian national team and currently plays in the Primeira Liga for C.S. Marítimo. Ghazaryan has participated in 44 international matches, scoring nine goals since his debut on 14 January 2007. He previously played for Greek Super League clubs Olympiacos and Kerkyra, and earlier for Pyunik F.C. and the youth systems of Pyunik. Ghazaryan is one of the prominent football players of Armenian origin.
In the 2004 Armenian Premier League season, Ghazaryan played for the youth team FC Pyunik, performing in the First League. For the next season, he debuted in the senior first team. On 6 July 2005, Ghazaryan came to the Lernagorts Stadium against the same command, replacing in the half-time interval with Aghvan Mkrtchyan. His first goal for the club happened the following season. On 24 May 2006, in a game against Shirak FC, Ghazaryan entered the field at the 55th minute of the match and, after five minutes, scored his first goal. In the same match, he scored his second goal, having issued such a double (the match ended with the score 7–0).
In 2007, Ghazaryan played in Pyunik for the first round of the Armenian Premier League, then went on loan to FC Banants for the interests of the Armenian youth team. In the first game, Ghazaryan scored a hat-trick. Having played in the second round for Banants, he then returned to Pyunik. Every year that progresses, they see the potential and improve their skills. In 2010, Ghazaryan reached a new, higher support height of his experience. This season, he accounted two hat-tricks and scored twice in the 2010 Armenia Cup final. While Ghazaryan played for Pyunik, the club won the 2006 Armenian Premier League, 2007 Armenian Premier League, 2008 Armenian Premier League, 2009 Armenian Premier League and 2010 Armenian Premier League, the 2009 Armenian Cup and 2010 Armenian Cup and the 2006 Armenian Supercup, 2007 Armenian Supercup and 2009 Armenian Supercup.